Window-shade-supporting means.



APPLICATION FILED OCT. 26. I! I.

Patented Feb.12,-1918.

INVE ITOR ATTORNEY RUDOLPH L. TURK, OF MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

WINDOW-SHADE-SUPPORTING MEANS. I

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 12, 1918.

Application filed October 26, 1917. Serial No. 198,665.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUDOLPH L. TURK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Memphis, in the county of Shelby and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Window-Shade- Supporting Means, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to window shade supporting means, and more particularly to means for supporting two shades at the central portion of a window so as to be oppositely operable thus permitting the light admitted by either sash to be controlled independently of the other sash.

One of the main objects of the invention is to provide, in combination with a window casing, simple and efficient means for supporting two shades in front of the casing in parallel spaced relation so as to be oppositely operable thus permitting the light entering through one sash to be controlled independently of the other sash. A further object is to provide supporting brackets of simple construction which may be produced at small cost, these brackets being readily detachable to the window casing so as to support shades transversely thereof. A further object is to provide simple and eflicient means for preventing accidental removal of the shades from the brackets. Further objects will appear from the detailed description.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 .is a front view of a window casing with a shade supporting means constructed in accordance with my invention applied.

Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially on line 22 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an inside view of the bracket for receiving the cylindrical pins at the ends of the. shade rollers.

Fig. 4 is a similar view of the bracket for receiving the rectangular pins.

Fig. 5 is a section taken substantially on line 5-5 of Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a section taken substantially on line 6-6 of Fig. 4. 7

At the right hand side of the window casing A, as considered from Fig.1 of the drawings, and at the longitudinal center of the side bar 1 of the casing, is secured a supporting bracket 3. This bracket is formed by stamping and bending from sheet metal of suitable gage and is of substantially rectangular or L-shape. The inner arm 4 of bracket 3 is secured to the side bar 1 the outer arm 5 being disposed at a right angle to the window casing. This outer arm is provided with an upper circular opening 6 and a lower opening 6. These two openings are disposed in superposed spaced relation and, as will be noted more clearly from Fig. 3 of the drawings, the lower opening 6 is somewhat nearer the outer edge of arm 5 than the upper opening 6. A bracket 7 similar to bracket 3 is secured on the other side bar 1 of the casing in alinement transversely of the window casing with bracket 3. The outer arm 8 of bracket 7 is provided with an upper and a lower rectangular opening corresponding to the circular openings 6 and 6 and in alinement transversely of the window casing therewith. The upper opening communicates with the inner end of a downwardly and inwardly inclined slot 9 extending from the outer edge of arm 8, the lower opening communicating with a similar slot 10. The upper circular opening 6 and the corresponding rectangular open-' ing of bracket 7 receive the end pins of a. shade roller 11 so as to support the same transversely of the window casing in the usual manner, the lower shade roller 12 be-' ing supported in the two lower openings of the brackets. The lower roller 12 carries a. shade 13 mounted thereon to the upper edge of which is secured a pull cord 14 passed over a pulley l5 rotatably supported in a bracket 16 secured on the top bar 17 of the casing. By means of the cord 14, shade 13 may be raised or lowered as desired. A shade 18 is carried by the roller 11 and is operable oppositely to shade 13. As will be noted from Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, shade 13 is in front of the roller 11 so that the two rollers are thus completely concealed thus presenting a very neat appearance.

To prevent accidental removal of the shades from the supporting brackets, means is provided for closing the outer ends of the slots 9 and 10 of bracket 7. The upper and lower edge portions of arm 8 of this bracket are turned outward at right angles to provide upper and lower spacing flan es 19 and 20, respectively. These flanges ht snugly into guide channels 21 and 22 formed at the upper and lower edges, respectively, of a. clip or closure member 23 slidably mounted on arm 8. This clip is of L-shape having its outer arm 24. directed inwardly at a right the slots 9 and 10 when the clip is in operative position. The clip thus serves to effectually prevent accidental removal of the rectangular end pins 25 and 26 of the rollers 11 and 12, respectively. The spacing flanges 19 and 20 and the channel members 21 and 22, respectively, cooperate to provide a space between arm 8 of the bracket and the inner arm of member 23 for the reception of the outer end portions of the pins and 26, the clip thus serving to cover these pins so as to present a neat appearance, as well as to prevent their removal from the bracket. The outer arm 24 of clip 23 is extended so as to project inwardly in front of the ends of the rollers 11 and 12 thus concealing the same. A similar clip 23 is detachably secured on bracket 3, this clip serving to conceal the cylindrical pins at the inner ends of the rollers 11 and 12' and to cover the .end portions of the shade rollers.

What I claim is:

In window shade supporting means, an

approximately L-shaped brackethaving its outer arm provided with spaced rectangular. openings and inclined slots communicating therewith and extending to the outer edge of said outer arm, the upper and lower edge portions of said outer arm being turned outward at right angles to provide 811301115 flan es, and a closure clip slidably mounte on t e outer arm of said bracket and provided atits upper and lower edges with channel guide members adapted to fit snugly about the upper and lower edge portions of said arm, said clip being further provided at its outer end with an inwardl directed arm adapted to extend-in front 0 and close the slots in the outer arm of saidbracket when the clip is in operative position.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

RUDOLPH L. TURK.

Witnesses S. A. Mums, M. D. COWAN. j 

